News Story
Jim Snedden, who has been a member of Waiuku Volunteer Fire Brigade for 52 years, has been named in the list of New Year's Royal Honours. Jim receives the Queen's Service Medal for services to his brigade and the fire service community. A local electrician in Waiuku, Jim has, over the decades, contributed his trades' skills free of charge to assist Brigade projects, since 1990 he has been an active player with the New Zealand Firefighter Sports Association and he has also been instrumental in promoting and selling the New Zealand Firefighter calendar to fund-raise for the Child Cancer Foundation and to assist firefighters in their sporting endeavours to compete in the World Firefighter Games. His initiative has helped raise more than $860,000 for the Child Cancer Foundation. He has been involved in the wider community and in more recent years he established and set up the Waiuku Christmas Display in the Town Hall to help promote Waiuku. Jim Snedden has an interest in orienteering and was made a Life Member of the Counties Manukau Orienteering Club in recognition of his contributions to the Club.
